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Bobby Williams (Scottish footballer)

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Bobby Williams
Personal information
Full name Robert Williams[1]
Place of birth Ayrshire, Scotland[2]
Date of death 31 August 1916[1]
Place of death France
Position(s) Right half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1910–1916 Airdrieonians 114 (10)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Robert Williams was a Scottish professional footballer who made over 110 appearances in the Scottish League for Airdrieonians as a right half.[3]

Personal life

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Williams enlisted as a private in the Royal Scots Fusiliers in February 1916, during the First World War.[2] He was killed on the Western Front on 31 August 1916 and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Airdrieonians F.C. And The First World War" (PDF). p. 2. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  3. ^ Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
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